Johanna Pauls

Wednesday 17 June | 15:38

The persistent shortage of lifeguards at Cyprus’ beaches constitutes a serious safety risk for beachgoers and cannot be tolerated, trade union Oekdy-Sek warned on Wednesday. “This need for proper staffing ...

Wednesday 17 June | 11:42

Fifty six new street signs have been installed around the old town of Nicosia highlighting the capital’s history through its cultural, historical and political personalities. The street signs, installed ...

Tuesday 16 June | 20:14

The government will do “whatever is necessary” for a full investigation, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday evening following the anti-corruption authority’s report into claims of corruption made in ...

Tuesday 16 June | 19:59

A Paphos resident was scammed out of €47,406, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on June 15 when the resident received a phone call from an unknown person, who informed him ...

Tuesday 16 June | 18:44

The Central bank of Cyprus (CBC) has released a new set of Cyprus euro coins featuring paintings by well-known local artist George Pol Georgiou. The set features four of Georgiou’...

Friday 12 June | 18:48

A 57-year-old man charged in a terrorism case alongside two other suspects was released on €1 million bail on Friday after a court rejected a request for his continued detention. “The ...

Friday 12 June | 17:02

The fire service will carry out inspections along the buffer zone to identify potential fire hazards and ensure that necessary clean-up works are carried out, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis ...

Friday 12 June | 15:50

New sunbeds and umbrellas will be available to the public at Lady’s Mile beach in Ypsonas from Friday. Kourion mayor Pantelis Georgiou said the beach had been designed to ...

Friday 12 June | 14:13

A probationary police officer was dismissed on Friday by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis following his arrest earlier this month over the discovery of 69 vials containing anabolic substances. The officer was ...

Friday 12 June | 12:10

Two black snakes were spotted at a beach in Protaras, with a video of them circulating on social media on Friday. The snakes were seen moving around in the sand ...

Friday 12 June | 04:24

Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Thursday welcomed the Council of Ministers’ decision to allocate additional water for irrigation, saying the district should not face water supply cuts during the ...

Thursday 11 June | 19:09

A total of 3,039 international protection applicants have been relocated from Cyprus to other European Union member states under the bloc’s Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism (VSM) since June 2022, the deputy migration ...

Thursday 11 June | 16:27

State health services said on Thursday they plan to launch inspections of food delivery drivers to examine the conditions under which food and beverages are transported. “The point is to ...

Thursday 11 June | 13:09

The police have launched investigations into a new suspected crypto scam after a 27-year-old woman filed a report at a police station in Paphos on Thursday. According to the police, ...

Thursday 11 June | 10:44

Up to 16 positions are up for grabs as the House plenum votes on Thursday for the chairmanships of the House committees. The vote on the committee chairmanships and their composition ...

Thursday 11 June | 08:27

A parked vehicle was the target of an attack in the Paphos district on Wednesday night. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 11.30pm, when unknown individuals opened ...

Thursday 11 June | 08:22

On Thursday, it will be mainly clear with increased cloud cover in some areas, which is expected to bring isolated showers or thunderstorms, mainly inland and in the higher mountains. ...

Wednesday 10 June | 14:47

A 3D light journey was projected onto the historic Venetian walls of Nicosia, in Eleftheria square on Tuesday evening and will be on display on weekend evenings all summer. “In ...

Wednesday 10 June | 14:37

Counterfeit goods in Cyprus cause losses of up to €63 million per year, with the majority, €49 million, stemming from counterfeit clothing and footwear, according to new findings from the European Union ...

Wednesday 10 June | 13:21

The trial of the case concerning the financial part surrounding the scandal of the holy monastery of Saint Avakoum began before Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday with the amendment of ...

Wednesday 10 June | 12:38

The state is continuing “to find loopholes” to avoid compensation payments for foot and mouth (FMD) affected livestock units, the Voice for Livestock Breeders association claimed on Wednesday. “It’s ...

Tuesday 09 June | 17:41

The Larnaca district government (EOA) on Tuesday announced a water outage in parts of Pano Lefkara between 7am and 3pm on Wednesday due to improvement works on the water supply ...

Tuesday 09 June | 17:11

The fire brigade on Tuesday afternoon responded to two fires in the area of Dali and Paleometocho in the Nicosia district. “We responded and are operating with four staffed fire ...

Tuesday 09 June | 17:06

The Limassol criminal court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to life in prison for the murder of two men in Limassol in 2024. The man was found guilty of committing ...